Example sentences of "takes a long [noun] [to-vb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Banks are like supertankers : it takes a long time to turn them round . |
| 2 | Takes a long time to learn anything new , but perseveres . |
| 3 | The problem with weight loss is that it takes a long time to get what you want . |
| 4 | Yes erm and er I think in the course of that we will have learned a lot of lessons the er that 's not a facetious comment , it 's true er the the first time you write er a software programme erm and any of you will will have experience of this , it takes a long time to get it right . |
| 5 | The people are generally friendly but shy and it takes a long time to gain their confidence to the point where they will teach a visiting scientist the secrets of their art . |
| 6 | If you want decent trees it takes a long time to grow them ! |
| 7 | Hdtest takes a long time to complete its task ; I just leave it running overnight . |